Whales Protection Act 1988

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

authorized officer means a police officer or ranger;

authorized person means – an authorized officer; a person authorized by the Secretary for the purposes of this Act; and a person who is a registered veterinary surgeon within the meaning of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1987;

container includes any wrapper;

conveyance means any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, or other contrivance intended for the carriage of persons or goods over land or water or in the air;

hunting equipment means any weapon, implement, apparatus, or material capable of being used for the taking of a whale or any product of a whale;

interfere, in relation to a whale, includes – chase, disturb, harass, or herd; and brand, tag, or mark; and such other conduct as is prescribed by the regulations made under this Act;

land includes land covered by the sea or other waters, and the part of the sea or those waters covering that land;

obtain in relation to a product of a whale, includes obtain by dividing, separating, cutting up, flensing, rendering down, or disposing of, a product of a whale;

permit means a permit granted under section 9;

product of a whale includes the dead body of a whale or any part of the dead body of a whale, and any material or matter obtained from the body of a whale;

ranger means a person appointed as a ranger under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 or the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002;

Secretary means the Secretary of the Department;

sell includes – offer or expose for sale; keep or have in possession for sale; barter or exchange; agree to sell; send, forward, or deliver for sale; and authorize, direct, cause, attempt, or permit any act referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e);

take, in relation to a whale, includes catch, attract, tranquillize, injure, poison, or kill;

volunteer is a person who agrees to assist an authorized person pursuant to a request made under section 12(2)(a);

whale means any member of the order Cetacea.